Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

01-06-2021

1. Incumbent Syrian President Bashar al -Assad has won his fourth seven-year term in the presidential election, the country's Parliament announced. 2. A local court fined Twitter 19 million rubles (about $259,000) for its failure to remove banned content, including calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to 27.9 million rubles ($380,000). 3. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has entered into a ''Convention of Collaboration'' with the International Military Sports Council (CISM) under which the two bodies will conduct joint training camps and build an academy among other initiatives. 4. A total investment of $8.1 trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report. This amounts to $536 billion a year by 2050. 5. Highways developer Ashoka Buildcon has bagged an o rder worth Rs 1,018.36 crore from Maldives'' Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation for design and construction of 2,000 social housing units. 6. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched ‘Services e -Health Assistance & Tele -consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal through video con ferencing. 7. The Centre approved a proposal to provide financial assistance to families of 26 more journalists who lost their lives to COVID-19. 8. Compared to financial crises, a health crisis can be more pervasive, persistent and debilitating in its impact on the real economy, as per the RBI (Reserve Bank of ) annual report for 2020 -21. 9. Former World Champion Tejaswini Sawant, topped the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section of the 50M Rifle Prone event, at the European Shooting Championship in Croa tia. 10. The Indian men's football team retained its 105th position in the latest FIFA world rankings released. 11. Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage, als o called the Energy Frontier award.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

02-06-2021

1. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high -pressure compressors (HPC) discs out of difficult-to- deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 MT isothermal forge press. 2. The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 Crore students (118 Million Students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the Mid -Day-Meal Scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure. 3. Ministry of Power, has transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar -Drass-Kargil- Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU of Government of India. 4. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mobile Training App Version 2.0 in New Delhi. 5. Un ion Government has accorded approval for substantial hike in salary of employees who are working under National Health Mission in Jammu and Kashmir. 6. Based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 10 Crore on the HDFC Bank. 7. HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. 8. Twitter has listed a new subscription -based service "Twi tter Blue" on App Store, in an indication that the company is preparing to trial the offering soon. 9. The Jammu and Kashmir government issued orders appointing 1988 -batch IAS officer Arun Kumar Mehta as the new of the Union Territory. 10. Net j ob creation in the economy fell by 16.9 lakh in FY21 over the previous fiscal, shows an SBI Research analysis of EPFO payroll data.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

03-06-2021

1. Christian Pulisic became the first American man to play in a Champions League final. 2. China successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country's new space station Tianhe. 3. The government announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those having lost their lives due to COVID-19. 4. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval virtually commissioned offshore patrol vessel Sajag that has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). 5. Government launched Bal -Seva Yojana for the childr en who lost their parents due to COVID pandemic. 6. Assam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will be providing Rs 3,500 per month to the caretaker or guardian of every child orphaned due to COVID -19, for their education and skill development. 7. The Civil Aviation Ministry said it has permitted drone operations, up to 400 feet above the ground in 166 new green zones across the country. 8. The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education launched YUVA - Prime Minister Scheme to train young and budding authors. 9. Veteran Congress leader and former Gujarat finance and education minister Arvind Sanghvi died. He was 82. 10. Veteran journalist, author, columnist and political analyst Basant Das died. He was 81. 11. Renowned academician and Padmashri recipie nt M Anandakrishnan died. He was 93.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

04-06-2021

1. Cricket Australia appointed Nick Hockley as its new chief executive officer. 2. Civil engineering and construction company J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 1,307.88 crore from t he Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. 3. In a bid to encourage and honour the tireless and unparalleled contribution of journalists, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 10 lakh financial aid for family members of scribes who died due to COVID -19. 4. The government announced extending the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme to the civil aviation sector, a move that is expected to provide a liquidity solace for the pandemic -hit segment. 5. Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) notched up a second successive gold with a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned M C Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships. 6. Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan qualified for the FIDE World Cup, scheduled to be held in July, by winning the AICF World Cup qualifier online chess tournament. 7. Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm has received in -principle approval from the company's board to raise around Rs 22,000 crore through an initial public offer durin g the October- December quarter this year. 8. Neeraj Sahay, a professor and alumnus of Delhi University’s Sri Venkateswara College, died of COVID - 19. He was 52. 9. An Officer on Special Duty (OSD) A K Rakshit to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain succumbed to COVID-19. 10. Veteran Congress leader and two -time MLA from Hoshiarpur’s Tanda, Surjit Kaur Kalkat, passed away in Mohali. She was 91.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

05-06-2021

1. Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair took over as the Director General of Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force. 2. Senior advocate Mahesh Jelthmalani was nominated to the upper house of the Parliament. 3. WhatsApp has named Paresh B Lal as its grievance officer for India on its website. 4. State-owned steel maker RINL said Kishore Chandra Das has been assigned additional charge as its chairman and managing director with effect from June 1, 2021. 5. Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd said it has appointed Ashish Dobhal as Regional Director for India. 6. This year WHO Director-General Special award has been given to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. 7. The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the COVID -19, first identified in India, has been named as 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced as it named various variant s of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets. 8. State-run REC Ltd will set up 1,000 litre per minute (LPM) oxygen generation plant and other medical facilities at Base Hospital, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand amid the Covid pandemic. 9. Regulator Sebi has slapped pen alty totalling Rs 12 crore on Winsome Yarns Ltd and its managing director in a matter pertaining to manipulation in issuance of global depositories receipts (GDR), thereby violating market norms. 10. Brazil was named as the new host for the Copa America after Colombia and Argentina were stripped of the tournament. 11. Indian heavyweight boxer Sanjeet bagged Gold at the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

06-06-2021

1. Retail mall developer Phoenix Mills Ltd and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC have partnered to establish a USD 733 million (approx Rs 5,362 crore) investment platform for retail -led mixed-use assets in India. 2. A US-based organisation ''Our Biswas'' donated nearly Rs 50 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister''s relief fund to support the stat e in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. 3. England club Everton confirmed that Carlo Ancelotti has left his position as manager to take up the role of head coach at Real Madrid. 4. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched "revamped" heheaalthlth schemes for p roviding cashless, paperless and citizen-centric services. 5. China has started sharing hydrological data on Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers, an annual exercise of giving information on these two water bodies to India. 6. Reliance BP Mobility Ltd has deployed a mobile fuel bowser in Mumbai for supplying fuel free of cost to ambulances on COVID-19 duty. 7. Syed Akbaruddin, former permanent representative of India to the United Nations, joined the Kautilya School of Public Policy as its dean. 8. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) t has appointed Nitin Mittal as president – Technology & Data. 9. Lt Gen Manoj Pande took charge as the new commander of the operationally crucial Eastern Army Command. 10. Former journalist Swapan Dasgupta, who had resigned from Rajya Sa bha and unsuccessfully contested the recent West Bengal assembly elections on a BJP ticket, has been renominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the government.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

07-06-2021

1. China successfully launched the first of a new generation meteorologi cal satellite into planned orbit which will be used in the fields of weather analysis, environmental and disaster monitoring. 2. Israel's former Labor chairman and opposition leader Isaac Herzog was chosen by the Parliament as the next Israeli President, a l argely ceremonial position. 3. Speciality-Chemicals manufacturer Rossari Biotech announced the acquisition of Unitop Chemicals, a supplier of surfactants, emulsifiers, and specialty chemicals, for Rs 421 crore. 4. The clinical trial of Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN on children began at AIIMS Patna. 5. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar decided to give 33 per cent reservation to girl students in engineering and medical colleges of the state. 6. A 500-bed COVID Care Hospital set up by Defence Research and Development Organisatio n (DRDO) in Haldwani was virtually inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat. 7. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated to the nation, Ispat Nidaan Kendra,a 100 -bedded COVID care facility i n SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant, Odisha. 8. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Medical Oxygen Generator Unit with Medical oxygen copper piping network and associated facilities like Firefighting system a nd Automatic oxygen source changeover system through oxygen cylinder bank, at Deendayal Port Trust hospital, Gopalpuri, Gandhidham (Kutch) virtually. 9. India is set to get 8 new Flying Training Academies under the liberalised Flying Training Organisation (F TO) policy of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). 10. Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) will now be known by the name 'Rubber, Chemical and Petrochemical Skill Development Council' (RCPSDC). 11. The mango belt in and its adjoining areas, including Malihabad, Unnao, and Rae Bareli, will be developed as a mango cluster under the Central government's Cluster Development Programme.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

08-06-2021

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lowered its growth projection for the current financial year to 9.5 per cent from the previous estimate of 10.5 per cent. 2. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad has developed nano -fibre based oral tablets of Amphotericin B, called as AmB, to treat fungal infections post COVID treatment. 3. Social J ustice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the Senior care Ageing Growth Engine, SAGE project to select, support and create a one -stop access of elderly care products and services by credible start -ups. 4. NASA has announced that it is send ing two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features. 5. Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated Indus Best Mega Food Park at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6. Ministry of Def ence signed a contract with M/s Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems Ltd., Mumbai for procurement of 11 Airport Surveillance Radars with Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. 7. Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur launched the six modules of short films of Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) titled “Hisaab Ki Kitaab”. 8. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtual inaugurated nine Oxygen plants set up by the V allabh Youth Organization (VYO) in Gujarat. 9. The former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth has died at the age of 91. 10. Hockey India's national technical official Rabbi Roshan passed away in Bihar due to a prolon ged illness caused by COVID-19. He was 44.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

09-06-2021

1. Senior BJP Himachal Pradesh MLA and two -time former minister, Narinder Bragta died in . He was 69. 2. Bird Group executive director Ankur Bhatia died at the age of 48. 3. Britain's medicines regulator has approved the COVID -19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for use on 12 to 15 years old children. 4. US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that bans US entities from investing in many Chinese companies with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors. 5. Ladakh Lt Governor R. K. Mathur has launched the YounTab scheme for students in the Union Territory. 6. Rear Admiral Kapil Mohan Dhir has taken over as the Joint Secretary (Navy & Defence Staff) in the De partment of Military Affairs. 7. The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, ThaawarchandGehlot virtually launched the SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) initiative and SAGE portal for elderly persons. 8. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its me eting held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved proposals concerning Capital Acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the Armed Forces amounting to approx. Rs 6,000 crore. 9. Indian Railways ( IR) is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railways in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. 10. INS Sandhayak, the Indian Navy's oldest Hydrographic Survey Vessel was decommissioned at Naval Dockyar d in Visakhapatnam after serving the nation for 40 glorious years.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

10-06-2021

1. Minerva Academy FC were adjudged winners of Football for Friendship Award 2021. 2. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former player Hashan Tillakaratne as new head coach of its women's cricket team. 3. India's Virendra Nanavati was elected as a member of International Swimming Federation (FINA) Bureau at the world body's General Congress held in Doha in Qatar. 4. Veteran Odia actor Atal Bihari Panda, who was also a renow ned playwright and lyricist, died. He was 92. 5. A close associate of BJD veteran Biju Patnaik and former party MLA Bikram Keshari Barma died. He was 81. 6. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar under t he Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), bordering Bhutan, has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state. 7. Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the newly upgraded website of Indian Institute of Tourism & Tr avel Management (IITTM) in 108 national & International languages. 8. It has been decided that in the 5 North -Western States and UTs i.e.,Punjab,Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission will be expedited and every rural household will be provided with tap water connections by 2022, instead of by 2024. 9. The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPS) and the National Botanical Research Institute(CSIR -NBRI) signed an MoU for extending joint collaborative efforts to b oost the cultivation and production of medicinal plants and herbs in India. 10. NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company under Ministry of Power has signed E -Mobility Agreements with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for leasing of 25 nos of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and supply of 3 nos. of Electric Vehicle fast chargers to NHPC including its installation & commissioning.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

11-06-2021

1. 1Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands ran at a blistering pace to smash the women's 10,000 metres world reco rd, clocking 29 minutes 06.82 seconds at the FBK Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting. 2. Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka and become the second teenager to win the U.S. Women's Open. 3. Foreign lender HSBC announ ced the appointment of bank veteran Hitendra Dave as its new chief executive for India. 4. Fineotex Chemical announced the appointment of Arindam Choudhuri as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 5. Income Tax Department launched its new e -filing portal www.incometax.gov.in . 6. CSIR in collaboration with Laxai Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., has initiated Phase -II clinical trial with anti- helminitic drug Niclosamide for treatment of Covid -19. 7. Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ approved the relea se of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories of India. 8. The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA) said it will develop the “country’s first electric vehicles -only area” in Gujarat’s K evadia. 9. Bihar government has given an ex -gratia of four lakh rupees to the next of the kin who died due to covid in the state. 10. Even as the government is focusing on increasing the farmers income, a farmer in India’s mineral rich eastern state of Jharkhan d is all set to become the first in the country to adopt the “floating raceway technology” of the United States for fishing in existing open ponds.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

12-06-2021

1. Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea’s surprising run to the semifinals at the 2002 World Cup, has died. He was 49. 2. Noted artist S. Elayaraja, who became famous for drawing realistic paintings of Dravidian women, died in Chennai due to Covid-19 related complications. He was 43. 3. Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was overw helmingly elected as President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, garnering 143 votes out of the 191 ballots cast. 4. The Indian Navy inducted three indigenously -built advanced light helicopters ALH MK III that would be used for mari time reconnaissance and coastal security. 5. The University of Mysore (UoM) has jointly developed a self Covid detection kit in collaboration with Hyderabad-based Lorven Biologics Private Limited. 6. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations. 7. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare chaired the 28th meeting of the high - level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID -19 by a video-conference. 8. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh released anE-booklet titled ’20 Reforms in 2020’, highlighting the major reforms undertaken by Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2020, in New Delhi. 9. NHPC limited, India’s premier hydropower company under Ministry of Power has formed a joint venture company, “Ratle Hydr oelectric Power Corporation Limited” for the implementation of 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project. 10. The Assam government finalised a Rs 160 crore package to rehabilitate 4,036 cadres of erstwhile militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) , with whom it had signed a deal on January 27 last year.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

13-06-2021

1. Former Haryana minister and veteran BJP leader Kamla Verma died. She was 93. 2. Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India. 3. Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated to the nation GAIL group’s 201 CNG stations across the Country. 4. Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the commencement of PN G supply in Jhansi and Mobile Refueling Units (MRUs)for refueling vehicles at Raigad. 5. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under Ministry of Power has signed a Memorandum of Und erstanding (MoU) with the Administration of Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, to make it a clean and green UT. Under the MoU, various clean energy and energy efficiency programmes will be implemented. 6. NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation launched Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaanin 112 Aspirational Districts to assist district administrations in providing home -care support to Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. 7. Colonel Assimi Goita, who led a military coup in Mali last month, has b een officially sworn in as the West African nation Transitional President. 8. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the list of 29 refugee athletes who will compete at the Tokyo Olympics under the Olympic flag. 9. The second edition of the Lanka P remier League (LPL) T20 tournament will be held in a bio -secure environment between July 30 and August 22. 10. Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali, Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama and Bangladesh wicket -keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim were nominated for the ICC men's Player of the Month award for May.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

14-06-2021

1. Three Indian Universities have achieved top -200 positions in QS World University Rankings 2022. IISc Bengaluru ranked number 1 in the world for research. 2. Giving a boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bhara t’ mission, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for allotment allotment of 5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways for public safety and security services at stations and in trains. 3. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved increase in the Minimum Support Price for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2021 -22. 4. In order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific ‘D emand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology have signed an MoU. 5. Union Minis ter Dr Jitendra Singh says, ISRO will assist development projects in the Northeast through Space Technology. 6. The J&K government signed historic MoUs with the Policy Advocacy Research Centre (PARC) at the Civil Secretariat. 7. With the Odisha government prep aring for a possible third wave of the pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of seven Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) plants and as many Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) systems. 8. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj S inha, inaugurated a 500 -bed Covid hospital set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Khonmoh in Srinagar. 9. After flying closer to Jupiter's largest Moon than any other in more than two decades, NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent ba ck two images offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb. 10. The Reserve Bank said the government has extended the tenure of Deputy Governor Mahesh Kumar Jain for two years.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

15-06-2021

1. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden have signed a new Atlantic Charter aimed at working together on global challenges during their first -ever in-person meeting. 2. Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed was named as the next chief of the Bangladesh Army. 3. IT services major Wipro Ltd on Friday said it has appointed Anup Purohit as its chief information officer (CIO). 4. COAI said Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer of Bharti Airtel, has been re -elected as Chairman of the industry association for 2021 -22. 5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated i n the outreach session of the G7 Summit on 12th and 13th June in virtual format. 6. Exports of India's organic farm products surged 51 percent in 2020 -21 beating Covid induced hiccups in the supply chain. 7. Government has decided to allow LPG customers to ha v e a choice, deciding which distributors they want their LPG refill from. 8. Pakistan's National Assembly has approved a bill allowing Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country. 9. China’s national legislature has approved a new law against foreign sanctions, aimed at providing a legal basis for the country’s countermeasures against such actions. 10. India's Neeraj Chopra won the javelin gold medal in the Meeting Cidade de Lisboa in Lisbon, with a throw of 83.18 me tres recorded with his sixth and last attempt.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

16-06-2021

1. The Pentagon has announced $150 million of security assistance package for Ukraine to enhance its defense capability. 2. Noted Kannada poet, playwright and Dalit activist Prof Siddalingaia h died of coronavirus -related complications in Bengaluru. He was 67. 3. Noted neurologist and Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya died at the age of 71. 4. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation two Centres of Excellence established by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at Seema Sadak Bhawan in New Delhi. 5. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the newly revamped Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Libraryin Chandni Chowk, Delhi. 6. Prasar Bharati Audience R esearch Releases NewsOnAir Radio Live stream Rankings. 7. Three Indian S&T-led small-to -medium enterprises/ Start-ups have been selected to undertake joint R&D and technology transfer projects under the India -Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerate d Commercialization Program. 8. CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow is committed to support Pharma Cluster in Uttar Pradesh and has tied up with UP - based Marc Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., India. 9. Top Islamic scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan have signed the Declaration of Pe ace in Afghanistan in the Saudi city of Mecca, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. 10. Bharti Airtel said that Crisil has assigned 'CRISIL GVC Level 1' grading to the company, which is the 'highest' level in terms of corporate governance practices. 11. O.P. J indal Global University (JGU) is once again ranked as India's Number 1 Private University by the QS World University Rankings 2022.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

17-06-2021

1. French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre -Hugues Herbert have won the French Open doubles title for the second time. 2. Czech Republic's Barbora Krechikova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to win her maiden Grand Slam title in the women's singles of the French Open tennis tournament. 3. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the women's 53kg freestyle gold over Khr ystyna Bereza of Ukraine at the Poland Ranking Series in Warsaw. 4. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) veteran from Gujarat Amrut Kadiwala died. He was 83. 5. Vice-President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Shivamayanandaji died. He was 86. 6. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. 7. Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gasand Steel Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister of Madhya Pra desh Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the temporary COVID Hospital at Bina in Sagar district of the state. 8. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), and Laxai Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, have been given the regulatory approval by DCGI to undertake a two-arm phase -II clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the drug Colchicine in improvement of clinical outcomes during the treatment of COVID-19 patients. 9. To translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing clean tap water to every household, Union Government has increased the Central allocation for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission to Uttar Pradesh to Rs. 10,870.50 Crore. 10. The Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs 1,448 crore to form a special purpose veh icle, NKICDL (NICDIT Krishnapatnam Industrial City Development Limited), with equity from the Central government as well to establish, promote and facilitate the development of Krishnapatnam Industrial Node of the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBI C).

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

18-06-2021

1. Naftali Bennett, leader of the right -wing Yamina (United Right) party, was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister, sending Benjamin Netanyahu to the opposition after a record 12 -year rule. 2. In tennis, world No.1 Novak Djokovic cl inched his second French open Men's Singles title. 3. No.2 seeded Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova clinched their second French Open women's doubles title, beating No.14 seeds Bethanie Mattek -Sands of the USA and Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-4, 6-2 in the final. 4. Australian teenager Kaylee McKeown has smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record, according to Swimming Australia. 5. The ICC inducted 10 icons of the game, including India's Vinoo Mankad, into its illustrious Hall of Fame with tw o players each from five eras, dating back to cricket's early days, making it to the list. 6. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAIMS) for streamlining the sports medicine and rehabilita tion support offered to the athletes. 7. Former Indian women volleyball team captain Nirmal Kaur, who is wife of legendary Olympian Milkha Singh, died. 8. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) - Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. 9. Justice Sanjay Yadav took oath as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. 10. Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand Assembly Dr. Indira Hridayesh passed away in New Delhi. She was 80.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

19-06-2021

1. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi started recruitment for Covaxin clinical trials onwards for the children who are in the age group of 6 -12 years. 2. Prime Min ister Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address virtually at the United Nations during the High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought. 3. A Pune-based start-up firm Thincr Technologies India Private Limited has integrated 3D printin g and pharmaceuticals to develop a mask which inactivates viral particles that come in contact with it, the Department Science and Technology said. 4. Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya today virtually inaugurated the Pradhanmant ri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra in Pragpur at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. 5. The first commercial consignment of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Jardalu mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar was exported to United Kingdom. 6. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a device ‘Jivan Vayu’ which can be used as a substitute of CPAP machine. 7. To translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing clean tap water to every household, Union Government has increased the Central grant to Andhra Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the year 2021-22 to Rs 3,182.88 Crore. 8. The Reserve Bank of India said the scope of Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) will be expanded by August 31 this year by adding 'mobile prepaid recharges' as a biller category. 9. JSW Sp orts has tied up with sports masters education institute, AISTS, to offer post -graduate certificate courses and executive education programmes in Sports Management in India. 10. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has donated 100 oxygen concentrators to Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), its long -standing business partner.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

20-06-2021

1. US President Joe Biden has nominated an Indian -American civil rights attorney Sarala Vidya Nagala as a federal judge in the State of Connectic ut. 2. Anchor investor Bay Tree India Holdings I LLC has sold over a 2 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank through open market transactions. 3. Drug firm Jubilant Pharmova said its subsidiary has inked a pact with US -based Ocugen Inc to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for the US and Canadian markets. 4. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed subscribers to withdraw the entire accumulated pension wealth without purchasing annuity if the pension corpus is less than Rs 5 lakh. 5. Twitter has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer and the details of the official will be shared with the IT Ministry directly soon. 6. The government launched a website for giving clearance to trusted products that telecom operators can install in their network under the National Security Directive on telecommunication sector. 7. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued a draft technical report of a working group which suggests revising wholesale pri ce index base year from 2011 -12 to 2017-18 and proposes addition of about 480 new items such as medicinal plants, pen drive, lifts, gymnasium equipment, and certain motorcycle engines in the new series. 8. A law which provides stringent punishment for forcib le or fraudulent religious conversion through marriage came into force in Gujarat. 9. The Indian Army conducted a successful trial by moving a military train loaded with vehicles and equipment from New Rewari to New Phulera on the western dedicated freight c orridor, proving its efficacy in enhancing the mobilisation capacity of the armed forces. 10. Retired IAS officer T C Gupta took the oath of office as the chief commissioner of the Haryana Right to Service Commission.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

21-06-2021

1. Union Cabinet has approved the splitting of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and its 41 factories into seven corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). 2. The government has released an information technology -based utility solution for enfor cement of road traffic rules on trucks. 3. Markets regulator Sebi decided to bring under the purview of System Based Information Rules, transactions of listed debt securities of promoters and directors of listed companies. 4. Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo has been redesignated as additional chief secretary, an order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir administration said. 5. H-Energy has signed a preliminary agreement with Petrobangla for the supply of LNG to Bangladesh. 6. A 32-year-old Pakistani-American legal exper t and big tech critic Lina Khan has been sworn in as Chair of the US Federal Trade Commission. 7. A community radio is all set to operate in the Union Territory of Ladakh from early 2022. 8. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati have develope d a low -cost sterilization box to disinfect small household items by combined heat and UV radiation to prevent COVID -19. 9. India''s Karun Chandhok, the former Formula 1 driver was appointed to the Board of Directors of Motorsport UK, the governing body for four-wheel racing in the island nation. 10. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched a TV Channel Selector web portal on Wednesday for consumers who could not access its mobile phone app of the same name due to lack of a smartphone.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

22-06-2021

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a customised crash course programme for Covid -19 frontline workers through video conferencing. 2. India maintained 43rd rank on an annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Managemen t Development (IMD) that examined the impact of COVID -19 on economies around the world this year. 3. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation 12 roads, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Northern and Eastern border areas. 4. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has further extended validity of documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till 30th September, 2021. 5. The Union Home Ministry has operationalised the national helpline 155260 and reporting platform for preventing financial loss due to cyber fraud. 6. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot virtually inaugurated 14 Cross - Disability Early Intervention Centres. 7. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said, Prime Ministe r Narendra Modi’s vision of Tuberculosis -Free India will be achieved by 2025. 8. Caesarean sections are on the rise globally and will account for 29 per cent of all births by 2030, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). 9. Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella has been appointed as the technology giant's new Chairman, an additional role in which he will lead the work to set the agenda for the board. 10. Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

23-06-2021

1. Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh passed away after a month -long battle with COVID -19. He was 91. 2. Global smartphone brand OnePlus announced that it has roped in star India cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its wearables category. 3. Japan's Naomi Osaka will not play at Wimbledon this year but is planning to return in time for the Tokyo Olympics. 4. In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Principal Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Alok Kumar inaugurated the first ever 10 meter s hooting range at Youth Hostel in Srinagar. 5. Chief Election Commissioner, Sushil Chandra along with Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey released ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’. 6. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition in Magma HDI General Insurance Company Limited (Magma HDI) by India Advantage Fund S4 I (IAF S4 I) & Dynamic India Fund S4 US I (DIF) through a special purpose vehicle and by NHPEA Trisul Holding B.V (NTH). 7. The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s apex scientific research organisation and Tata MD, the new healthcare venture from the Tata Group have announced a significant partnership to ramp up the COVID -19 testing capacity across Tier II and III to wns as well as rural areas across India. 8. Aster DM Healthcare has partnered with Dr. Reddy's Laboratories to administer the Sputnik V Vaccine as part of a limited pilot soft launch. 9. Tata Motors and Tata Power have jointly set up India's largest grid -synch ronized, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune. 10. As podcasts become a rage, Swedish music streaming company Spotify has acquired a startup called Podz for an undisclosed sum. 11. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has signed a decree to create a “green pass”, a digital proof that the holder is not infected by the coronavirus.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

24-06-2021

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the lead event of the 7th International Yoga Day. 2. In one of the largest philatelic commemorations ever, India Post issued a special cancellation stamp at 800 locations to mark International Day of Yoga - 2021. 3. NTPC is the only PSU to consistently feature in India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces. This year NTPC ranked 38th up from 47th position last year. 4. Secretary in the Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra died of COVID-19 related complications. He was 59. 5. National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 18th Foundation Day. 6. A new research suggests that Yoga in addition to standard antidepressant treatment can bring relief to patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) both clinically and biologically and can also bring about earlier remission. 7. A total of 6225 aids and assistive devices valued at Rs. 3.57 crore distributed free of cost to 3805 Divyangjan at Block/Panchayat levels by following the SOP for COVID -19 Pandemic at the ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ in Jamnagar, Gujarat. 8. In Himachal Pradesh, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) h as decided to set up a grain based ethanol plant in Una district. 9. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched a scheme to distribute Rs 4,000 financial assistance to Sri Lankan Tamils living outside the refugee camps. 10. Hard-line judiciary head Ebrahim R aisi has been elected Iran’s eighth president, the interior ministry has announced.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

25-06-2021

1. Amrit Bose, a secretary of the erstwhile Indian Women's Hockey Federation (IWHF), passed away. She was 84. 2. Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar pip s Kumar Sangakkara to be the greatest Test batsman in 21st century. 3. India’s Sajan Prakash won gold in the men’s 200 meters butterfly event in the Belgrade Open Swimming competition. 4. Union minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot ha s said that looking at the interest towards the sports among the Divyangjan of the country and their good performance in Paralympics, the ministry has decided to establish five ’Divyangta Khel Kendra’ in different parts of country. 5. Tata Memorial Centre Pu blishes First of its Kind Study on the Cost of Illness and Treatment of Oral Cancer In India. 6. All 15 Kashmir Valley Railway Stations, including Srinagar, have now got integrated with 6021 Station Wi-Fi Network of Indian Railways. 7. Odisha Chief Minister Na veen Patnaik announced a special scheme "Aashirbad" to provide financial support to the orphans. 8. Maharashtra became the first state in the country to cross the landmark of administering 20 million vaccine doses since the drive commenced on January 16. 9. Re serve Bank of India has said that, Foreign exchange reserves of country reached an all -time high of US 605.0 billion on June 4, 2021. 10. Wimbledon Championships, the biggest grass court tennis tournament will be held from 28 June 2021 to 11 July 2021. 11. Chinese film "Manchurian Tiger" was honored as the best feature film at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival awards ceremony.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

26-06-2021

1. India named striker Rani Rampal as skipper and Deep Grace Ekka and Savita as two vice -captains of the national women's hockey team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics to be held from July 23 to August 8. 2. The Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched a nationwide “JaanHaiToJahaanHai” awareness campaign to create awareness on Corona vaccination in rural and remote areas of the country and also to “Crush and Curb” the rumours and apprehensions, being spread by some vested interests regarding the on-going vaccination drive. 3. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi launched ‘WHO M -Yoga’ App whil e addressing on the occasion of 7th International Day of Yoga. 4. The Union Government has launched free COVID -19 vaccine to all the citizens above 18 years of age. 5. On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre launched NIOS Diploma course in Yogic Science. 6. Government extended the waiver of Inter -State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources up to 30th June 2025. 7. The ICMR-National Institute of Nutr ition along with the Telangana government will be holding for the first time the sero-surveillance survey among children in the state. 8. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state COVID Task Force head Dr C N Ashwatha Narayana rolled out Sakshama COVID helpl ine 0120 690 4999 for specially abled in Bengaluru. 9. India received USD 64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, the fifth largest recipient of inflows in the world, according to a UN report. 10. Armenia's acting Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and h is Civil Contract Party won a parliamentary election with 53.92 per cent votes.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

27-06-2021

1. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla virtually inaugurated the 'Language Learning programme' for Members of Parliament, State/UT Legislators, officials and family members. 2. Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated several important projects taken up by the public sector unit KIOCL in Karnataka. 3. The Defence Ministry signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the co nstruction of two pollution control vessels for the Indian Coast Guard at a cost of about Rs 583 crore. 4. The newly set up government medical college in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh will be named as Shrimant Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Medical Col lege, it was decided at a meeting of the college’s governing body. 5. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the Rs 6.23 crore financial assistance scheme to artists who are under distress due to Covid -19 induced lockdown, under the government''s package announced for the second wave. 6. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the 'Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021' which, according to him, has been designed to see at least two lakh electric vehicles on the state roads in the next four years. 7. 67-year-old Usha Lodaya, who had dropped out of college at 20, has completed her doctorate course in Jainism after resuming her education in her sixties. 8. As a mark of respect to women power, the shooting range at the Noida stadium will be named after "Shooter Dadi" Chandro Tomar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. 9. The UK's International Liaison Officer (ILO), Lieutenant Commander Stephen Smith has joined the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre -Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR). 10. India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor has qualified for Tokyo Games with an Asian record throw of 21.49 metres in the Indian Grand Prix IV in Patiala.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

28-06-2021

1. NTPC Ltd, India’s largest energy integrated company under Ministry of Power anchored a two day workshop on Green Hydrogen, one of the most popular and demanding fields in the current times and considered to be the next carrier of energy. 2. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved anAgreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to Taxes. 3. Union Cabinet approved allocation of additional foodgrain under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, Phase IV for another period of five months. 4. Enforcement Directorate has transferred, attached and seized assets of over 9,371 crore rupees to Public Sector Banks who suffered loss due to the bank fraud by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. 5. Union Cabinet has approved merger and transfer all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited (RWC) with Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC). 6. The CPI (Maoist) Telangana state Committee secretary Haribhushan has died. He was 50. 7. In a first, the high-value Lakadong turmeric and ginger powder were shipped to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Agriculture Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh said. 8. Women's rugby sevens captain Sarah Hirini and two -time Olympic rowing gold medalist Hamish Bond will c arry the New Zealand flag at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. 9. Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as an MP for a record ninth consecutive time, creating history as the only politician in the country to have entered every Parliament since 1977. 10. Moody's Investors Service slashed India's growth projection to 9.6 per cent for 2021 calendar year, from its earlier estimate of 13.9 per cent.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

29-06-2021

1. Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has died. He was 61. 2. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju launched the official theme song of the Indian Olympic Team of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on the occasion of Olympic Day in New Delhi. 3. The Delhi government has appointed former Olympic medal list Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice Chancellor of Delhi Sports University. 4. Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 3rd edition of the Northe rn Zone Food Processing Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) through video conference. 5. Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a USD 32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram. 6. In Cricket, New Zealand beat India by eight wickets to win the first -ever World Test Championship at Southampton. 7. The City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) will allot a plot to set up a science park at Nerul in Navi Mumbai. 8. Saudi Aramco chairman and head of the Kingdom''s cash -rich wealth fund PIF Yasir Othman Al - Rumayyan will join the board of Reliance Industries Ltd as an independent director. 9. Punjab Chief Minister Amarin der Singh announced a Bhagat Kabir Chair in Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar and Rs 10 crore for the development of Bhagat Kabir Bhawan in Jalandhar. 10. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WhatsApp launched its Digital Skill Champions Programme that aims to train Indian youth on digital skills to make them employment ready.

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Monthly Current Affair of June, 2021 in English

30-06-2021

1. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired enhanced range versions of indigenously developed 122mm Caliber R ocket from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. 2. Vikram Bharatsinh of Madhya Pradesh won gold in men's 10,000 metres on the opening day of the National Inter State Athletics Championships. 3. President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Satyen Vaidya, to be an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. 4. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves a cquisition of the Zuarinagar plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited by Paradeep Phosphates Limited. 5. NITI Aayog convened the National Convention on Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent and Childhood Obesity under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K. Paul, Member (Hea lth), NITI Aayog and Co -chairmanship of Dr. R Hemalatha, Director, Nutrition Institute of India. 6. Minister of State for Education, Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID -19 developed by IIT Delhi. 7. Heads of the global health, intellectual property and trade bodies have announced a joint platform to help countries plug the gaps in accessing Covid -19 vaccines, treatments and technologies. 8. US President Joe Biden said that he has reached a deal with a bipartisan group of senators on a roughly $1.2-trillion infrastructure plan. 9. The World Bank approved a $400 millionloan to support reforms that will assist the Philippine government in achieving a resilient financial sector and help ensure a more inclusive recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. 10. Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul -Jabbar Ismail announced the signing of an agreement with Masdar, a renewable energy developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to establish a solar energy project. 11. India's FY22 GDP growth rate is now expec ted at 9.6 per cent, lower than an earlier estimate of 10.1 per cent, India Ratings and Research (Ind -Ra) said.

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